Organophosphorus flame retardants and phthalate esters in indoor dust from different microenvironments: Bioaccessibility and risk assessment

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 150; pp. 528 - 535
• Main Authors: He, Ruiwen, Li, Yunzi, Xiang, Ping, Li, Chao, Zhou, Chunyang, Zhang, Shujun, Cui, Xinyi, Ma, Lena Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Adult; adults; Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis; Bioaccessibility; Bioavailability; Biological Availability; dimethyl phthalate; Dust; Dust - analysis; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Esters; flame retardants; Flame Retardants - analysis; Houses; Housing; Humans; Indoor; Indoor dust; Infant; Infants; Ingestion; Organophosphorus Compounds - analysis; Organophosphorus flame retardants; phosphates; Phthalate esters; Phthalates; Phthalic Acids - analysis; Risk Assessment; Universities; Workplace; Bioaccessibility; Phthalate esters; Organophosphorus flame retardants; Risk assessment; Indoor dust

Incidental ingestion of indoor dust is an important pathway for human exposure to organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) and phthalate esters (PAEs). However, little is known about their bioaccessibility in indoor dust. In this study, indoor dust samples were collected from houses, offices, publi...